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If you have been following the news from Ukraine even a little, you will learn nothing new here, says Frida Ghitis .
Ghitis: It would have been nice to witness the contrast between Zelensky 's final moments as an ordinary person and his first moments as a national hero and global leader.
She says Penn may have seen it as an obligation, perhaps a test of whether he could make the same transition.
This is an avowedly propagandistic film, a valentine to Volodymyr Zelensky , an unapologetic declaration of a movie star’s right and privilege to use his fame and riches to tout a political position.
Some may poke fun, but Penn seems sincere and deeply moved, so what's wrong with doing what he's done? Penn has set down an admirable document of his own explorations.
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